eye for an eye

短语

以眼还眼

发音

AU

别名

eye for eye

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Compensation for injury caused by a person, in the form of inflicting an identical injury on that person.

    以眼还眼

    以牙还牙

    习语

词源

Calque of Hebrew עין תחת עין (ayin tahat ayin), in reference to Exodus 21:23-25: "And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life, Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe" (King James Version; spelling modernized).

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